Le Cordon Bleu

Baguette

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 × 350 g

    loaves
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 10

Appears in
Bread: Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection
Bread

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

  • About

Professional bakers use a special flour for baguettes that is not readily available to the home cook, but using a mixture of bread and plain flours produces an excellent version of this classic French bread.

Ingredients

  • 30 g (1 oz) fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon dried yeast

Method

  1. Prepare the yeast with 600 ml (20 fl oz) water following the method in the Chef’s techniques.
  2. Sieve the flours and salt into a large mi